1:08 AM,
Apr. 28, 2014

Kevin McGill

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Kevin McGill

The state Senate's recent passage of a bill that could scuttle a lawsuit over damage done to coastal wetlands by the oil and gas industry also would seem to scuttle any notion that the political winds in Baton Rouge that have historically favored the industry are shifting.

Still, "big oil" may not be completely rid of coastal protection lawsuits when the Legislature ends its current session.

Gov. Bobby Jindal and the oil industry won when the Senate voted 23-15 for Sen. Robert Adley's bill that would prohibit Louisiana flood protection authorities from hiring outside lawyers without ...